Eva Chacon Morales, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the Court of Appeals' reversal, holding that a total failure to give the statutory admonishment under Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 26.13(a)(4) requires reversal even when the record is silent on the defendant's citizenship. The decision relied on prior holdings that such a failure is reversible error and that substantial compliance is insufficient without a full admonishment.